Package-carrier for bicycles.



Patented Sept. 1,1893.

w H. MARLEY. PACKAGE CARRIER FOB BIGYCLES.

(Application filed Oct. 8, 1898.)

{No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM H. MARLEY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

PACKAG E-CARRIER FOR BICYCLES.

srnemonrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,386, dated September 19, 1899.

Application filed October 3, 1898. Serial No. 692,486. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MARLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Carriers for Bicycles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain newand' be swung downwardly from the platform or 1 table for supportinga wheel in an upright position.

Other novel features of the invention re-f side in the peculiar construction whereby these supporting-rods are forced outwardly during their downward movement and are drawn inwardly in their upward movement, so that when the same are completely folded they will lie in close engagement with the i horizontal braces which support the platform or table.

supporting-rods, which is so arranged as to be within easy reach of the rider and which will operate a peculiarly-constructed yoke to which the supporting braces or standards are pivotally secured.

My invention finally consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully and specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and

wherein like figures of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views thereof, in which- I I Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improved carrier and support in position upon a bicycle. Fig. 2 is a front view of a portion of a bicycle,the carrier,and snpport,and the brakeband in position on the peripheryof the tire.

Fig. 3 is a side view of aportion of a bicycle,

is an. inverted perspective View of my imfl proved carrier and support. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the brake-band. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the rods with the elevating-spring mounted thereon, also showing the connecting means for-securing or connecting the spring to the underneath face of the platform or table. a

The object of my invention is to construct a device of this character which is particularly adapted for the carrying of heavy packages-such as cans of milk, bales of hay, baskets of groceries, and the likeand to accommodate such articles I provide a platform or table 1, which has rigidly affiXed to its underneath face by any suitable means the horizontal supporting-rods 2, that converge toward each other at their free end and engage the underneath edge of a collar 3, 'which is rigidly attached to the upright post 4: of the bicycle-frame. For conveniencein placing the collar 3 on the post 4: I preferably make the collar of two sections, which are 1 clamped to the posts and secured together Another novel feature of the invention resides in the mechanism for operating these by any suitable means, and in order to hold the two supporting-braces 2 underneath the collar 1 provide an eyelet on the inner face of one brace, which is engaged by a hook attached to the inner face of the other brace. This hook and eye is not shown upon the drawings, butI secure the same to the braces, as at 5..

For binding the two braces more firmly to the underneath face of the table or platform 1 I provide a keeper 7, which may be attached to the underneath face of the table or platform and extend across the braces 2 and may also be used as a binding means for the small standards 8, that are attached to the rear edge of the table or platform and secured in position by bending the lower end thereof at right angles and securing the same to the underneath face of the table or platform by any suitable means, the ends of the keeper 7 be: ing secured to the underneath face of the table or platform, as shown in Fig. 5. This method of securing the keeper also acts as a binding means for the extensions 8, as referred to above. The standards 8 are used for the purpose of securing to the same a strap or other fastening device which may be passed and tied around the basket or other parcel for holding the same firmly upon the platform or table. I pivotally secure to the horizontal braces 2 by means of the keepers 9 an operating-yoke for the operation of the supporting-standards, which will be hereinafter described.

The operating-yoke consists of an upper bar 10, which is pivotally secured to the keepers 9, as before stated, a lower bar 11, and a series of supporting rods or braces 12, 13, and 14:. The lower bar 11 extends a suitable distance outwardly from the supports or braces 12 and 14 and is turned upwardly, as at 15, and has formed integral on its outside stops 16 to arrest the outward movement of the supporting-braces when the device is set up.

In connect-ion with a carrier of this description it is preferable that some sort of support be provided which would serve to hold the wheel or, rather, bicycle in a perfectly upright position while the parcel or package was being secured to the table or platform and also for convenience when it is desired to unload the same, and I provide a pair of supporting standards or braces 18, which are pivotally secured to the upper bar of the yoke, as at 17. The standards have secured to their front face, near their upper end, the keepers 19, which engage the lower bar 11 of the yoke, and, as heretofore stated, the movement of the standards outwardly is arrested by means of the keepers 19 coming in contact with the stops arranged on the converging ends of the bar 11. The yoke and standards are operated by means of the lever 20, which is secured to the yoke by means of the hinged portion 21, which is rigidly secured, as at 22, to the bar 10 and at 23 to the bar 11. extends outwardly from the bar 11 and is secured to the hinged end of the lever 20,as at 25.

The lever 20 is fulcrumed at its opposite end to an auxiliary lever 26, and one end of this auxiliary lever 26 is pivotally secured, as at 27, to one of the supporting-braces 2, while the opposite or free end thereof is formed into a suitable handle, as at 28, to form a means for readily operating the same.

The outward movement of the standards while descending and the inward movement or, rather, folding movement of the same while being elevated are controlled by means of the rods 29, having their one end secured to the supporting-standards, as at 29, and a portion of their outer end screw-threaded, as at 30. I mount upon the screw-threaded ends of the rods 29 a coil or resistance spring 31, which expands on the downward move- The free end of this hinged. portion 21.

ment of the standards and retracts upon the upward movement of the standards. The free end of this spring is pivotally secured, as at 32, to the keepers33, which are secured to the underneath face of the platform or table.

The cross or lower bar 11 of the yoke has operating around the clevis or brake-band 3t, which is secured at its upper end to the standards or support 13. I use this brakeband or clevis for the purpose of arresting the movement of the front wheel of a bicycle when the supporting-standards 18arelowered.

In various forms of bicycles the platform or table may be supported by engaging the fork-crown, though in other machines it may be necessary to secure a suitable clamp 35 at a point directly above the head-crown, upon which the rear end of the table can rest. This construction is, however, of minor detailand will of course depend entirely upon the construction of the wheel to which the carrier and support are attached.

The manner in which the carrier is attached to the bicycle will be readily understood from the foregoing, and I will now describe the movement of the supporting-standards when it is desired'to set up the support and fold the same.

Assuming that the supporting-standards are in their folded position, the operator grasps the handle 28 of the auxiliary lever 26 and by lifting upward upon the same and forcing it forward causes the lever 20 to press outwardly, thereby carrying the yoke likewise, and owing to the lower bar of the yoke operating, in the keepers formed as the supporting-standards the same will assume a vertical position. As the supporting-standards are moving downward the rods 29, which have the springs 31 mounted thereon and which are attached to the standards, will serve to force the same outwardly from each other, so that by the time they assume their vertical position the lower ends thereof have been extended so as to form a sufiicient support in order to hold the bicycle in an upright position, and the lever 26 having described a half-circle in its movement the handle 28 therefor engages the lever 20 and retains the standards in their position. i

It will readily be observed that when the reverse movement is given to the lever the spring 31 and the rod 29 will serve to draw the supporting-standards toward each other as they are lifted off the ground and bring the same into close contact with the supportingbraces 2. By this time the supporting-standards have assumed their entirely-folded position, where they are held by reason of the lever 26 being thrown beyond the center of the pivotal point for the lever 20. The handle of the lever 26 is supported in a suitable catch 36, which is provided therefor and which is secured on the inner face of one of the supporting-braces.

As the supporting-standards are forced downwardly into their supporting position the brake-band or clevis 34 is brought into engagement with the wheel-tire, so as to instantly check the speed of the machine.

In order to construct the lever 20 of one piece and permit the hinging of one end to the hinged portion 21 and the pivotal securing of the opposite end to the lever 26, the bar may be twisted, as at 36, which may be done at any desired point, and thereby obtain a flat portion for its hinged end, the remaining portion of the same being edgewise, so as to work in conjunction with the lever 26.

While the foregoing appears to embody the support, a brake-band carried by said yoke,

a hinged lever connected to said yoke and pivotally secured to an auxiliary lever connected to one of the braces, substantially as shown and described.

2. A combined luggage-carrier and bicycle= support, comprising a platform or table having supporting-braces attached thereto, a yoke pivotally secured to said braces, standards pivotally secured to said yoke, a lever for operating-said yoke and standards, and rods carrying resistance or elevating springs connecting the said standards to the platform thereby forming a means for controlling the movement of the standards while being raised or lowered, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MARLEYa Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, H. HJPATTERSONi 

